The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State
of South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and
local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe ice storm on
December 4-6, 2002

Federal funding is available to the State and eligible local
governments in the counties of Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens,
Spartanburg, Union and York on a cost-sharing basis for costs
associated with debris removal and emergency protective measures and
for the repair or replacement of public utilities damaged by the
severe ice storm. Federal funding is also available on a cost
share basis for hazard mitigation measures.